European Studies

From “Old Europe” to the Eurozone, the European Studies concentration of the International
Studies major at the University of South Alabama combines work in European languages
literatures and cultures with a thorough grounding in European geography, history
and politics.

Study abroad is often a part of a student’s program in European studies, as it allows
students to perfect their language skills while gaining first-hand experience of the
European cultures that have had so much influence on American culture from colonial
times to the present. France, Germany, Belgium, England, Russia and Italy have all
been on the itineraries of students in recent years.

European studies students and alumni have won major fellowships from sources such
as Fulbright, Rotary International and the German Academic Exchange Service. They
have gone on to careers in government, international business, law and education.